Saturday, September 15, 2012

The Groom Did Not Wear a Green Suit

My parents, Lee and Audrey (Meinzen) Doyle, went shopping together before the wedding. My mom went her way to get some things and my father went his. After Mom finished her shopping she met my father to look at the suit he'd chosen. She was more than a little surprised to see that it was green! She told him that if he wore a green suit to the wedding she would not marry him. (Perhaps my mom didn't realize so early in their relationship that my father was color blind?) My mother wore velvet and my father wore a suit which was not green. Sadly, there were no wedding photos.

This photo was taken some time before my parents married. My parents are on the left and Earl and Leona (Paine) Tuxford, the witnesses at the wedding, are on the right.

My parents were married on Thursday, September 15, 1938. Happy Anniversary, Mom and Dad!.

Thanks for your comment, Dee. My mom was pretty strong-willed sometimes but at other times, she went along with whatever my dad declared as the way it would be. I think it must have been hard for her sometimes. (I know it would be for me!)

You're right, Kristin. I wouldn't be writing about their wedding if he'd bought that suit! I think Dad knew he was color blind but I'm not sure my mother knew at the time. I think once he said the suit looked brown to him so he must have had been able to see some colors. Thanks for visiting and leaving a comment, Kristin.

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Sometimes I want to jump back in time, into the lives of my ancestors. Not to stay, of course -- too many modern conveniences I'd rather not do without -- but to meet them and watch their interactions with each other. Since I can't do that, I spend time learning about them and the times in which they lived. I look forward to meeting them. I've been seriously searching for my ancestors for nearly 8 years. I plan to continue indefinitely.
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